Letter from Caroline Phillips (Rough Draft)

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Letter from Caroline Phillips (Rough Draft)

WriterWritten by Caroline Phillips (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1874 - 1956)

Object NameLetter

Mediumpaper and ink

ClassificationsSocieties

Dimensions22.4 × 14cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1988.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS082741

Keywords

About MeThis is part of a collection of documents relating to Caroline Phillips (1874-1956), an Aberdonian journalist who was involved in the women's suffrage movement. The collection contains important correspondence between Phillips and key leaders in the suffrage movement, including Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst.

I am keeping well & taking things quite Broadly speaking events have
happened in Aberdeen just as I wanted them & are now on They are welcome to dear Miss Sylvia's scalp so long as the movement does not suffer.
I hope you got back quite comfortable & that you are in a more congenial atmosphere that you found altogether in Aberdeen.
You will be interested to hear that the faction are re-instated in full favour with Miss Packham & Miss Flatman. They have had a rendez. vous & grievances real & imaginary have been fully gone into & a unanimous verdict given that the National have treated the local union abominably. The same old lies about you coming & sayings & doings when you did some have been repeated ad nauseum. Lady Ramsay ideas have been endorsed & both Miss Johns & are giving free expression of their views. I have got so used to the personal fault ﬁnding that I really don't mind it very much now, but I am very sorry that anything more is being made of this wretched business because it will deep the once affectionate element away.
- It is wonderful what a marvellously quick study these ladies have made of local personalities & conditions.
I do not wish to trouble you mother or any of those at headquarters about this business, but I just Wish to assure you that if any vindication of yourself i required I am quite ready to give it. The atmosphere at 41 1/2 Union St. will me from taking a prominent part at Mrs Pankhurst mtg but I will help in quiet way all I can to make it a success.
With kindest regards